Description
The PEAR_REST class in REST.php in PEAR in PHP through 5.6.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) rest.cachefile or (2) rest.cacheid file in /tmp/pear/cache/, related to the retrieveCacheFirst and useLocalCache functions.
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Dotclear Other Vulnerability (CVE-2007-3688)
MediaWiki Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6728)
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